CINCINNATI - Seventy Bearcats student-athletes are set to receive their diplomas this weekend as the University of Cincinnati will hold its Spring Commencement Saturday, April 29, inside Nippert Stadium. All told, those 70 Bearcats will receive degrees in 23 different majors this weekend.
To prepare for the weekend, many of those 70 Bearcats, along with those on track to graduate at the conclusion of the summer and winter sessions, were recognized by the Athletics Department on Monday, April 24. Members of the Student-Athlete Support Services (SASS) staff were on hand to place the traditional student-athlete stole on each senior in attendance as they were introduced to the crowd on hand.
The ceremonies, which are being held outdoors as renovations of Fifth Third Arena continue to progress, will see the Bachelor's and Associate's Commencement Ceremony taking place at 2 p.m. with the Doctoral Hooding and Master's Recognition Ceremony taking place earlier in the day at 9 a.m. Overall, the students in the April 2017 graduating class hail from 48 states and 51 countries and will account for 557 associate's degrees; 3,838 bachelor's degrees; 1,421 master's degrees; 274 doctoral degrees; and 227 professional degrees. For more information on commencement, visit UC.edu/commencement.
Follow the celebration all weekend long on social media with #UCGrad17 and keep an eye on the @GoBEARCATS Twitter account for more on our graduating student-athletes.
// CINCINNATI ATHLETICS CLASS OF 2017
// Zach Isler Baseball Finance | // Connor McVey Baseball Accounting | // R.J. Thompson Baseball Sport Administration | // Andrew Zellner Baseball Sport Administration |
// Troy Caupain Men's Basketball Criminal Justice | // Kevin Johnson Men's Basketball Criminal Justice | // Brandey Tarver Women's Basketball Sport Administration | // Jasmine Whitfield Women's Basketball Architectural Engineering |
// Chad Banschbach Football Health Education | // Mark Barr Football Sport Administration | // Connor Barwin Football History | // Deyshawn Bond Football Information Technology |
// Chris Burton Football Communication | // Kendall Calhoun Football History | // Korey Cunningham Football Health Education | // Andrew Gantz Football Sport Administration |
// Avery Johnson Football Criminal Justice | // Lyndon Johnson Football Criminal Justice | // Antonio Kinard Football Criminal Justice | // John Kurtz Football Operations Management |
// Jaylyin Minor Football Criminal Justice | // Chris Moore Football Criminal Justice | // David Niehaus Football Finance | // Josh Pasley Football Sport Administration |
// Will Steur Football Accounting | // Jon Vincent Football Neuroscience | // Mark Wilson Football Psychology | // Blake Hamilton Men's Golf Finance |
// Chad Howard Men's Golf Communication | // Jared O'Kelley Men's Golf Accounting | // Brennan Walsh Men's Golf Communication | // Ashley Cassidy Women's Golf Finance |
// Valentina Herrera Women's Golf Industrial Management | // Sofia Langenius Women's Golf Organizational Leadership | // Tara Liebert Women's Golf Sport Administration | // Liz Burgee Lacrosse Communication |
// Skylar Delemos Lacrosse Marketing | // Elaina Enich Lacrosse Marketing | // Hannah Hinsch Lacrosse Sport Administration | // Michelle Platz Lacrosse Environmental Engineering |
// Pedro Diaz Men's Soccer Sport Administration | // Nick Frank Men's Soccer Industrial Management | // Nick Melville Men's Soccer Communication | // Malik Morgan Men's Soccer Health Sciences |
// Katy Couperus Women's Soccer Sport Administration | // Emma Dwenger Women's Soccer Neuroscience | // Kayla Utley Women's Soccer Health Sciences | // Bailey Wilson Women's Soccer Political Science |
// Connor Davis Men's Swim/Dive Neuroscience | // Eitan Holder Men's Swim/Dive Accounting | // Tyler Roehr Men's Swim/Dive Health Sciences | // Andrea Bartel Women's Swim/Dive Psychology |
// Emma Gresser Women's Swim/Dive Communication | // Shea Hanley Women's Swim/Dive Liberal Arts | // Gege Huffner Women's Swim/Dive Sociology | // Taylor Myszka Women's Swim/Dive Chemical Engineering |
// Samantha Wheatley Women's Swim/Dive Sport Administration | // Samantha Wolkoff Women's Swim/Dive Marketing | // Lauren Bellinger Tennis Marketing | // Katya Bure Tennis Marketing |
// Sergio Acera Men's Track/Field Health Education | // Nathan Alexander Men's Track/Field Chemical Engineering | // Anthony Car Men's T&F/XC Information Systems | // Dan Huben Men's T&F/XC Neuroscience |
// Toby Loveridge Men's T&F/XC Health Promotion Education | // Adrian Valles Men's Track/Field Industrial Management | // Nicole Breeden Women's Track/Field Health Education | // Juliana Madzia Women's T&F/XC Neuroscience |
// Tessa Ward Women's T&F/XC Biology & Environmental Studies | // Ciara Hill Volleyball Psychology |